WITHIN the past month, Riko Asri, 30 years, has had no option but to abandon his favorite means of transport, the electric train. He must return to the traffic jams in his car because his boss from abroad is in Jakarta. “Sometimes meetings last until late at night,” said Riko, Financial Manager of Unilever Asia Africa Middle East Turkey. He actually prefers to park his car in the garage. “Trains are far faster,” he said.

By car he needs